COPYING C.D.' s

No problem ripping in Win7 and Win8 using Windows Media Player.

This may be harder to do if you are using Windows 7. Even in WMP I cant seem to "rip" using my Windows 7. I have to dust off my old XP machine to do that. I could be missing something though. I have no trouble with XP though.

enblethen wrote:
I just use "My Computer" on Windows XP

This will not work with Audio CDs, which contain raw PCM data. If you open an Audio CD in Explorer, all you will see is directory files, pretty much meaningless to copy. Audio CDs must be ripped to an appropriate audio format if you intend to play it back on a USB drive.

You can use Windows Media Player to rip your CD.

Thanks every one for the info.

Another thing... Though I do support your right to copy a CD you own to a smaller more portable format like your cell phone or an MP3 Player..

Some publishers are not so accommodating and if they catch you doing it they get kind of nasty. This has resulted in copy management systems being put on recording equipment such that You can not make copies.. EVEN IF IT IS A LIVE RECORDING OF MYSELF SINGING A SONG WRITTEN BY ME (and yes there are such recordings) and I'm the one who made the recording I can not copy it the way it should be copied.. (I can copy it, no problem, but that's because I paid for the stuff needed to do the job).

The song is called "Wade in the Menus" and is a tribute to voice mail call director systems everywhere. .... And it is not in the least bit kind to them.

But it is funny. Epically the one with Julia reading the 2nd part under my singing (Someone calls 9-1-1 to report death by natural causes.. The implication is that the death to be reported will be his.. from old age.. by the time the operator comes on the line to take the report).

just to clarify
usually when music is copied/transferred from from CD to another device
the file format is changed , it is no longer CD 'wav' format it is MP3 or OGG
and usually referred to as 'ripping'

If you are running Windows, Windows Media player will do what you want to do. I copied (ripped) 16 CDs last week and put them on hard drive, flash drive, smart phone and tablet.

I just use "My Computer" on Windows XP